Business & Economics Economic Development
The Transition to Reality
Directions for Canadian Industrial Strategy
- Publisher
- James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
- Initial publish date
- Jan 1980
- Category
- Economic Development, Economic History
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780920842126
- Publish Date
- Jan 1980
- List Price
- $25.00
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781552772584
- Publish Date
- Sep 2010
- List Price
- $25.00
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Description
First published in 1980, The Transition to Reality is a look into Canada's industrial health, or lack thereof.
Author John Shepherd criticizes the contemporary lack of a conscious industrial strategy in Canada, asserting that the need for a coherent policy was masked by essentially ephemeral manufacturing growth in the 1960s. He suggests policymakers focus on the mechanics of producing wealth, rather than merely distributing it.
The Transition to Reality is a bracing and often contrary entry into the vibrant political economy debates of the early 1980s.
About the author
JOHN SHEPHERD is a past Vice-Chairman of the Science Council of Canada.